Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] bundle doc: rewrite the "DESCRIPTION" section

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 29, 2021, 04:52 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqwnqdz2zu.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <patch-1.3-2824133f423-20210624T193730Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason  <avarab@gmail.com> writes:

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> +Create, unpack, and manipulate "bundle" files. Bundles are used for
> +the "offline" transfer of Git objects without an active "server"
> +sitting on the other side of the network connection.
> +
> +They can be used to create both incremental and full backups of a
> +repository, and to relay the state of the references in one repository
> +to another.
> +
> +Other git commands that understand protocols such as `ssh://` and
> +`https://` can also operate on bundle files. It is possible

I'd rather drop "Other", especially given that it is irrelevant if "git bundle" understands "<scheme>://" or not. Instead, I'd somehow limit the "git commands" to those that are meant to "read" from the other side.

IOW, "git push git.bndl master" would not make sense (yet).

Thanks.